The largest officially sized tornado in American history struck Moore, Oklahoma in May 1999; wind speeds reached almost 300mph with a track path almost a mile wide, killing around 30 people.
National Childrens Book Day is celebrated in the country on April 18 and is dedicated to the promotion of reading, above all, in basic childrens schooling. In this way, this date recalls the importance of the habit of reading from an early age, since the book is an important instrument of citizensh
He had carried out a remarkable action by breaking the blockade, by facing combat without detriment to the landing operations of his cargo and, above all, by successfully carrying out the second break of the blockade, says the historian Jorge Basadre. On March 17, 1880, the corvette Union, a Peruv
On December 9, 1824, troops led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeated the royalist army at the Battle of Ayacucho. For historians it was the decisive battle of Latin American liberation. After Ayacucho there were some small skirmishes and in one of them -the combat of Tumusla in Bolivian territo
One of the most dramatic episodes took place in Arica, on June 7, 1880. Here, some testimonies. The Chief of the General Staff of the Plaza de Arica, the Peruvian Manuel C. de la Torre, testifies to that sublime dedication:“... Inch by inch and with determined effort, our positions were defended up